His Majesty's Shock: My Son is Colluding with the Holy Demon God Sect?!

Chapter 47: His Majesty is Shocked, My Son is Colluding with the Holy Demon God Sect?! The Capital City, in front of the Imperial Palace's main gate.

A spatial rift tore open silently.

Lin Changqing and Xiao Qianjun stepped out of the rift, landing on the bluestone plaza outside the palace gate.

The Imperial Forest Guard soldiers on duty were stunned at first, then they all knelt on one knee in unison, their movements perfectly synchronized.

"Greetings, Prince Wu'an! Greetings, Chief Commander Xiao!"

The Feathered Forest Officer at the forefront asked respectfully.

"Are you two lords here to see His Majesty? This subordinate will send someone to inform him immediately!"

Lin Changqing nodded slightly.

The Feathered Forest Officer quickly turned and personally ran towards the Imperial Study.

Xiao Qianjun stood beside Lin Changqing, his expression still grave.

He tightly clutched the storage ring in his hand, which was filled with evidence pointing to the Crown Prince.

Not long after, the Feathered Forest Officer ran back.

"His Majesty requests that the two lords enter and have an audience!"

Lin Changqing and Xiao Qianjun passed through the palace gate and walked towards the Imperial Study.

Inside the Imperial Study.

Su Gan was sitting behind the dragon desk, still holding a battle report just received from Yan Province.

Seeing Lin Changqing and Xiao Qianjun enter, he put down the report.

A cheerful smile appeared on his face.

"It's good that you two esteemed ministers have arrived! I just read the battle report from Yan Province."

"Most of the Demon Cult strongholds within Yan Province have been cleared, and there are also frequent reports of victory from Qing Province and Xu Province."

He stood up and walked to Lin Changqing.

"This clearing operation's success is largely thanks to Prince Wu'an."

"If you hadn't personally taken action, how could the Demon Cult strongholds in Si Province have been completely eradicated so quickly?"

He smiled again, his tone full of emotion.

"And your guards, Prince Wu'an, I previously thought they were just ordinary followers."

"I never expected each of them to be a ninth-grade Martial Saint!"

"With your Azure Dragon Guard Lin Long stationed in Yu Province, White Tiger Guard Lin Hu in Xu Province, Vermilion Bird Guard Lin Que in Yan Province, and Black Tortoise Guard Lin Wu in Qing Province."

"With four ninth-grade Martial Saints each guarding a province, those Demon Cult strongholds have nowhere to hide."

"Even the local officials in each province have benefited. When would they normally have the chance to witness a ninth-grade Martial Saint personally take action?"

"Prince Wu'an, you have made a great contribution to my Great Yu this time!"

Xiao Qianjun stood to the side, his expression still grave.

He wanted to speak about the main issue, but His Majesty was in high spirits, and it was difficult for him to interject.

He could only silently clench the storage ring in his hand.

Su Gan turned around again and picked up a memorial from the dragon desk.

"And that Xu Province Governor Sun Tai, I truly didn't expect that a provincial official would be bought over by the Demon Cult."

"Thanks to your White Tiger Guard Lin Hu, not only was he apprehended on the spot, but a lot of useful intelligence was also extracted from him."

"The clearing operation within Xu Province was thus made much easier."

"Prince Wu'an, each of your four Martial Saint subordinates is a rare general."

"I am somewhat envious of you."

Su Gan spoke more and more happily, his gaze towards Lin Changqing becoming more and more satisfied.

This Prince Wu'an was simply a lucky star for their Great Yu Dynasty.

Not only was his own strength heaven-defying, but he also had four ninth-grade Martial Saints and a pure-blooded Qilin under his command.

With this power, the Great Yu Dynasty's status among the major dynasties would undoubtedly rise.

Coupled with Prince Wu'an's increasingly close relationship with his daughter, this was simply a son-in-law sent by heaven to their Great Yu Dynasty!

Lin Changqing finally raised his hand, interrupting Su Gan.

"Your Majesty, this minister and Chief Xiao have returned to the capital with more important matters to report."

The smile on Su Gan's face slightly receded.

He looked at Lin Changqing, then at Xiao Qianjun, who stood beside him with a grave expression.

Only then did he notice that Xiao Qianjun had not said a word since entering the room and was tightly clutching a storage ring in his hand.

Su Gan's expression turned solemn.

"What matter could bring both of you back to the Capital City together?"

He sat down on the dragon throne, his gaze sweeping over the two men.

"Speak, I am listening."

Lin Changqing did not waste words; he took the storage ring directly from Xiao Qianjun's hand.

He took the items inside out one by one and placed them on the imperial desk.

Three secret letters, an account book, an entry record, and that charred brocade box.

"Your Majesty, while clearing out a Demon Cult den in Yong Province, Chief Xiao and I seized a batch of classified documents."

"A code name appears frequently in these documents—'Ming Yuan'."

He picked up one of the secret letters and pointed to the lines of text on it.

"This 'Ming Yuan' has provided a great deal of assistance to the Holy Demon God Sect within the Capital City."

"This includes forging identity documents, leaking Demon Suppressing Division operations, and providing maps of the Capital City's defenses."

"There are also these two million mid-grade Spirit Crystals, all of which were secretly transported into the Capital City using Eastern Palace carriages."

He then picked up the entry record and the charred brocade box.

"These are the entry records and the testimonies of the city gate guards; the evidence is ironclad. And this brocade box—it bears the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon wax seal of the Eastern Palace."

"All evidence points to one person—"

Lin Changqing paused, his tone calm as he spat out the final words.

"The current Crown Prince, Su Mingyuan."

Xiao Qianjun also spoke up, his voice low.

"Your Majesty, Prince Wu'an and I have verified this evidence repeatedly; there is no possibility of it being forged."

"Please, Your Majesty, take a look."

He placed the storage ring on the imperial desk.

Su Gan did not speak.

He picked up the three secret letters and opened them one by one.

Then, he picked up the account book and flipped to the page recording the two million Spirit Crystals.

Finally, he picked up the charred brocade box and turned it over to the back.

When he saw the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon wax seal, his fingers tightened abruptly.

The expression on his face shifted from solemn to shocked, from shocked to incredulous, and from incredulous to livid.

He jerked his head up, his voice trembling.

"My own son... has also colluded with the Holy Demon God Sect?!"

Xiao Qianjun lowered his head further, not daring to respond.

Lin Changqing remained silent as well, merely lowering his gaze slightly.

It was inappropriate for anyone else to comment on such a matter.

The air in the Imperial Study felt frozen, suffocating enough to make one struggle for breath.

Su Gan's hands, holding the secret letters, were shaking.

A long time passed.

He slowly closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

When he opened them again, the shock and heartache were gone.

In their place was a cold, murderous intent.

Lin Changqing glanced at Xiao Qianjun, and the two exchanged a look.

He stepped forward and bowed to Su Gan.

"Your Majesty, the Demon Cult Branch Sect in Yong Province has not yet been completely eradicated. Chief Xiao and I will take our leave."

Su Gan did not speak, merely nodding slightly.

Lin Changqing raised his hand to tear open the space before him, and taking Xiao Qianjun with him, stepped into the rift.

The two left the Imperial Study just like that.

At a time like this, it was not appropriate for outside officials to be present.

Only Su Gan remained in the Imperial Study.

He sat on the dragon throne, looking down at the evidence on the imperial desk.

Every word on those secret letters felt like a knife stabbing into his heart.

He had lived for so many years, and had been emperor for more than half his life, having weathered countless storms.

But he had never imagined that his own son, the crown prince he himself had personally appointed.

Would collude with the Holy Demon God Sect, betraying the court, betraying humanity!

He had poured his heart and soul into the Great Yu Dynasty, and had exhausted himself in resisting the demons.

The soldiers on the front lines were using their flesh and blood to hold back the demon army, and the common people in every province and county were gritting their teeth to bear the burden of war!

Yet his son... the Crown Prince he had placed so much hope in... the future emperor of Great Yu... was secretly providing intelligence to the Demon Cult, acting as an inside informant for the demons!

How could he accept this? How could he explain this to all the civil and military officials in the court? How could he explain this to the soldiers fighting valiantly on the front lines?!

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